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The 4th Meeting Regional Technical Working Group on Advancing the Private Sector Engagement in Disaster Risk Management

The fourth virtual meeting of the Regional Technical Working Group on Advancing the Private Sector Engagement in Disaster Risk Management (RTWG-PSE)...

The New Code of Conduct

Pandemics create a state of alert, enforcing changes in daily behavior. The COVID-19 outbreak introduced the new normal into our everyday life. Socia...

Inclusive Solution against COVID-19

Isolation is a norm for marginalized people. When a pandemic strikes, their exclusion from basic services is amplified. Their economic burdens and vu...

The Grain of the Matter

A year’s worth of hard work begins to blossom across Cambodia during mid-November. Green stalks produce gold in rice fields. These paddies hold a spe...

Never Too Small for Hope- Part III (Service Economy)

From the dry-cleaners around the corner to the carpenter that makes our house a home, service sector workers are the backbones of our everyday. The&n...

Never too Small for Hope – Part II (Transport and Logistics)

If success is a journey, our everyday transport is what gets us there. There are 15 million locals on trains while others hit the road on jeepneys (s...

Bolting into Action- Meet the Students (Part II)

The Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) and the Nepal Preparedness Partnership (NPP) strives to bring all stakeholders against d...

Never too Small for Hope- Part I (Sari-sari store)

Doing business is largely a family affair in the Philippines – 80% of enterprises are family-owned or family-controlled. Microenterpr...

Bolting into Action- Meet the Teacher (Part I)

The notion that disaster can strike in seconds is commonly overlooked. When lightning hits, it comes with a force- 200,000 mph (300,000 kph)&nbs...

Enterprises at a Standstill

When you want to paint the life of local communities across the Philippines, head to their sari-sari stores. Framed under a colorful awning, you’ll s...